1. A residential care facility shall be a permitted use in all residential, commercial, and mixed commercial zones.

2. A residential care facility requires site plan approved by the planning director, which shall be given after consultation with the DRC to ensure the proposed facility complies with the provisions of this chapter.

3. Prior to approval of the site plan, the owner/operator of a residential care facility shall obtain a residential care facilities business license from Lindon City pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 5.42.

4. The facility shall meet all applicable building codes, safety codes, zoning regulations, and health ordinances applicable to single-family dwelling or similar dwellings; except as may be modified by the provisions of this chapter.

5. For facilities located in residential zones, the structure shall be capable of use as a residential care facility, which includes being fully handicap accessible, without structural or landscaping alterations that would change the residential character of the structure.

6. A site plan must be submitted showing any alteration of the structure or landscaping. Any alterations to the structure or landscaping must be approved by building department, if necessary, before a site plan is approved.

7. No residential care facility shall exceed eight (8) residents, excluding live-in staff.

8. Occupancy of the structure shall be such that each resident is provided adequate personal space. A residential care facility shall ensure that each bedroom space in the facility has a floor area, exclusive of closet space, of at least sixty (60) square feet per occupant in a multiple occupant bedroom and eighty (80) square feet in a single occupant bedroom. Storage space shall not be counted. Live-in staff shall have a separate living space with a private bathroom.

9. The facility shall provide a space to serve as an administrative office for records, secretarial work and bookkeeping.

10. The facility shall meet the standard parking requirements for the zone in which it is located. However, a minimum of three (3) off-street parking spaces shall be provided at the facility even if the standard parking requirements for the zone in which the facility is constructed would require fewer spaces for another use in that zone.

11. No portion of the facility’s front and side yard setbacks shall be used to provide parking spaces as required by this section. Any use of the yard as parking space shall not change the residential character of the property.

12. In residential zones, no residential care facility shall be established or maintained within such a distance of another residential care facility so that the proximity of such facilities would create a clustering of residential facilities that would disrupt or affect the residential nature of the area.

13. The facility shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws, included laws related to access. (Ord. 2018-2 § 2, amended, 2018)